Great long and straight road trips across the Nullabor Plain, Oodnadatta track and Stuart Highway Gain a insight into one of the world’s oldest living cultures Aboriginal Cultural Tours Fossick for Opal in Andamooka Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary Birds and wildflowers at the Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park Sleep underground and visit working Opal mines in Coober Pedy– Opal Capital of the World The Simpson Desert Swim with sea lions or shark cage dive on Eyre Peninsula Walk the Heysen Trail Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden

Legendary Japanese pop punk band Shonen Knife are playing the OzAsia Festival on the 29th September! Stompingly catchy pop-punk from Japan’s jangly and iconic all-female three-piece musical adventurist group, Shonen Knife. Now in their 36th sugar-coated year of records and world tours. “When I finally got to see them live, I was transformed into a hysterical nine-year-old girl at a Beatles concert.” – Kurt Cobain Friday 29 Sept Doors 8PM (bands start from 8.30PM) Adult: $35 Conc: $30 Door sales: $35

Chinatown’s main thoroughfare, labelled “almost embarrassing” by prominent Adelaide businesswoman Irena Zhang last year, is in line for a significant revamp as part of a wider ‘Chinatown Reinvigoration’ plan. The planned revamp is crucial for “the Chinese community in Adelaide, the growth in Chinese tourism and more tourism between China and Australia,” Lord Mayor Martin Haese said. “Let’s set it up for the next 20 or 30 years.” The proposal includes $30,000 funding for the plan preparation and engagement, $50,000 for district activation (including event activity) plus $20,000 to support improvements to shopfronts. Funds will be offered on a 50/50 basis with building owners as an incentive for early engagement so that upgrades to private buildings can be considered as public realm improvements, generating a ‘quick win’ scenario. If accepted by council, preparation of the reinvigoration plan is expected to be completed during 2017/18 with the overhaul completed by late

The Hon. David Ridgway MLC, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Shadow Minister for Tourism, Primary Industries, Food & Wine tweets that “The State Liberals have committed $500k to developing Chinatown Mall to benefit tourists and local businesses if elected in March 2018.”